Bad batch of Smoktech LR 1.7 ohm and XL LR 1.7 ohm going around...

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Crap, wish I'd seen this thread earlier. Got a terrible batch of 25 of these. Probably 20 of them were unusable. Stupidly ordered another 25 from the same vendor. (Are we allowed to name the vendor?)

Also, anyone want to recommend me a different carto/vendor? I really need something ASAP, I'm practically unable to vape at this point.
 

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Crap, wish I'd seen this thread earlier. Got a terrible batch of 25 of these. Probably 20 of them were unusable. Stupidly ordered another 25 from the same vendor. (Are we allowed to name the vendor?)

Also, anyone want to recommend me a different carto/vendor? I really need something ASAP, I'm practically unable to vape at this point.

Boge have new XL/XXL single-coils available, which would be particularly good if you're an XL carto tank person. I'm going to try these in my SmokTech tanks shortly and see how they fare.
 

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Crap, wish I'd seen this thread earlier. Got a terrible batch of 25 of these. Probably 20 of them were unusable. Stupidly ordered another 25 from the same vendor. (Are we allowed to name the vendor?)

Also, anyone want to recommend me a different carto/vendor? I really need something ASAP, I'm practically unable to vape at this point.

I did the same thing! I ordered from two different vendors! Classwife said as long as we aren't commenting on customer service this post can remain open so I think you can say the name of the vendor. What I did because I didn't have anything to vape was boil the cartos for 17 minutes and then flush them with hot water. Then I let them dry overnight. That made them useable until my next order came. I'm sorry :( That's a horrible place to be! I was freaking out when I didn't have any good cartos.

So far my Boges from Crystal Clear Vaping have been very solid in their performance. I haven't gotten around to trying any others yet.
 

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Is it even safe to vape these strange tasting cartos? I have around 20 of them left (went through 15ish in the past week or so wondering what was going on). I guess I'll try boiling them since I won't have anything else until Monday.

This really sucks. Hope they hear the terrible feedback and fix the problem.

I've been using these exclusively for the past 5 months, looks like I'll be switching to the Boge XXLs unless I find something else I like.
 
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Just got 3 boxes of the 1.7Ω single coils, I have liquid in three of them so far, and haven't had any problems. However, I have been thinking about switching to some Boges. I have been wanting to try some other cartos, and I think with my next order I will try a few diferent kinds.
Chemical tastes with e-cigs is never a good sign. It might not be an issue with health at all, but I would rather not take the risk. Thats half the reason I switched
 

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Is it even safe to vape these strange tasting cartos? I have around 20 of them left (went through 15ish in the past week or so wondering what was going on). I guess I'll try boiling them since I won't have anything else until Monday.

This really sucks. Hope they hear the terrible feedback and fix the problem.

I've been using these exclusively for the past 5 months, looks like I'll be switching to the Boge XXLs unless I find something else I like.

I'm not sure about the safety but I was desperate so I boiled and vaped until I got my order of Boges! Do you have an order on the way?
 

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Yep, I should have the XXLs Monday. After boiling did yours taste better/different?

Ok good :) I wouldn't want to leave a fellow vapor in the dust.
They vaped ok. I don't know if it was because I was desperate or the boiling actually helped but I managed to get by for 3 days. I know they didn't taste as bad as they originally did! Yuck
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I think the filler is just more susceptible to burning now. That and it puts off a really strange vapor. I hope Smoktech somehow turns this around. Maybe it was just a smaller batch that went to certain vendors? They had one of the best products out there, would be a shame if they changed all their cartos like this.

Update: will have Boges today, woo! All my favorite juices have turned to crap the past few weeks, hopefully they'll be back to normal now.
 
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